Weekend finds!

It's been a long weekend!  Time for me to catch up!  This post will have a lot of photos so sit back and relax.

First, stopped at a thrift shop and picked up one interesting item. 

This is a Georges Briard hot plate that folds out.  Has a section for crackers and a cheese board as the third part.  (don't you just love how I clean off my table before taking photos?)

It doesn't work, unfortunately, think it might have gotten wet at some point but it's still a nice piece and you can use it anyway, just don't plug it in!

Next, a friend gave me a few pieces!  Two seashell animals she found at a thrift shop and a toothpick holder found at the flea market.

Went to Leesport flea market again and was disappointed that it wasn't completely filled up with vendors.  A lot of empty spots but still was able to spend hours there and pick up a few items.

Surprised to find 3 more seashell animals!

This is a doorknob echelon, I think it is super but it is used with those old knobs so I think I'll look for a neat one to use, even if I don't use the lock part, it still dresses up your door.  Oh, maybe I'll sell it.  LOL!

Two cheap PBN sets.

Two metal wall hangings by Homco.  The apple press:

and football player:

PBN magazine rack:

This is neat, it is a printers set that was used to stamp identifying marks and dates on switchboards, phones, fuses etc.

It sure has a lot of stamps to it and it is so heavy, I'd hate to be the one that had to carry it around!

Has ink with it and I'm not sure how complete it is yet, but do know it is missing the brushes.

This awesome chip n' dip that is complete.  I have two others that one is missing the tiny bowl inside it and a second one that is missing one of the sections.  I'm going to use this Sunday for company!  Best part??  It was only $5.00!!!!

These are plastic Christmas angels.  There's a duplicate of the first one for a total of 4.

They are that hard plastic that becomes brittle after time so they have a few cracks but I thought they were cute.

Now to figure out how to store them!

We stopped at an antique mall.  I found a set of PBN's but unfortunately, they were not priced, the clerk tried to call the owner but never got a hold of him, so no sale there.  I did find these:

Bank folders for dimes.

I think these are the neatest ones I've ever seen.

That's all folks!

Karen

Flea Market

What a great day for a flea market!  Checked the weather forecast and it said the storms weren't moving through until later in the day, so off we went!

The hubby wanted to look for some tools to replace missing pieces so he was happy to take me!  And he was able to find what he wanted, so it was a good day for both of us!

Here is what was found today.  The hubby bought this, yep, a toolbox and it's for me!  Now my hammer, screwdrivers and wrenches have a home other than my kitchen junk drawer!  And it's the industrial colors I love, he did good!

Another toothpick holder.  It has a really nice pattern on it:

This is a beautiful Heisey sugar bowl, it just sparkles!

A paint by number magazine rack:

Four paint by numbers, not the best of shape but cheap enough.  And I love the message on the backs.  I've seen worse conditions, too.

A year later, Pete did these:

Here is another industrial box, this one is for slides.

Came with the boxes, 8 of them have slides in them, must go through and look at them all, the other four boxes are empty.  Makes a great display.

And I did a bundle!!  The slide box above and these two wall hangings.  I've seen these and they are made by the same manufacturer as my wall shadow box.  They are the perfect size for hanging on each side of your shelf.  Remember, I had two small gravel art pictures on each side of it and these are so much better! 

We also came home with a shoo fly pie and 2 whoopie pies!

After all that, these came in the mail:

Karen

Vintage Light Shopping!

A funny thing happened on the way to the antique mall today!

 

This antique mall has outdoor tables set up on the weekend and we were too early for antique mall so we roamed around the tables.  I found this beauty!

 

 

Seems I'm getting a small collection of toothpick holders and Opalescent glass!

 

This is what I wanted to look for at the mall.  Another tension lamp for the other corner of my living room!

 

This one comes complete with tables attached to it!

 

I'm not sure what to do with those.  the top one seems to high, so do I lower them both?  Then will they be too low?  Should I remove them completely? 

 

I have a lot to think about and make a decision because I can't leave it where it is too long!

 

I love the shades, they are fiberglass and the perfect colors for my rooms.

 

 

This is in amazing condition.  There's not one scratch anywhere, it works great and I'm anxious to get it in place!

 

Karen

More Finds!

I just liked the old look of these knitting needles!  I hope someone can use them or display them.

I've come across smaller sizes of these but this is the first time I found the larger ones.  I got 5 pairs but 2 pairs were mismatched but my hubby took them to use in his workshop!  He loves these bookends.

Another TV Lamp, bulb not included.  Luckily, the shop had a bulb to put in it and try it out before I bought it!

This next one made me stop and think.  Yes, it's missing pieces, but I've sold the center bowls by themselves before so why not, it was only marked $3.00.  Glad I decided to take it because I got to the register and found out it was on sale for $1.50!

Another rack, these older ones seem to be in demand.  It's a plate rack but again, you can use it for some many things!

A mismatched set of children's dishes and this set has pots to it!  It's just too cute.

Found this cute little sewing caddy!

Wooden toothpick holder:

A plastic flower fashioner in box:

A piece of restaurantware, I have a matching bouillon bowl that will go nicely with this! 

And the best part of it, after the .60 cent price is, it's by Homer Laughlin!

I thought this was different!  A coaster set with a metal holder.

That's it for day two of my finds.  Stay tuned, I have at least two more days worth!